November 9, 2015—David Koenig, VP and GM of Crossville Tile and Stone, and Kemp Harr talk about Crossville's acquisition of Capco, the largest distributor of tile and stone products in Colorado. Listen to the interview to hear more about Capco and how this business adds to Crossville's channel strategy.
November 6, 2015—Recorded in Orlando, Florida at the NAFCD (National Association of Floorcovering Distributors). Kemp Harr and Torrey Jaeckle, Vice President of Jaeckle Distributing and President Elect of the NAFCD, talk about the overall health of the Distributor Market, some of the challenges that they are facing and what he hopes to accomplish during his year as President of the organization. Listen to the interview to hear about these topics and about this years meeting in Orlando.
November 5, 2015—Jeff Hamar, owner of Galleher, a California based flooring distributor, and Kemp Harr discuss the business strategy behind Galleher's rapid growth in the distribution sector. Listen to the interview to hear how Galleher has grown to $175 million in annual revenue from $95 million four years ago.
November 4, 2015—Tom Jennings, VP of Professional Development for the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), and Kemp Harr discuss the planning and anticipated attendance at the Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) convention scheduled for November 12 to the 14 in Dallas, Texas. Listen to the interview to hear Tom talk about the changes that have been made to this annual event now that the CFI is owned by the WFCA.
November 3, 2015—Paul Friederichsen, Owner of BrandBiz, and Kemp Harr discuss the NeoCon East show held last week in Philadelphia. Listen to the interview to hear more about the traffic and participation from the floorcovering industry.
November 2, 2015—Doug Young, Executive VP with HPS Schönox, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's first annual distributor meeting held recently in Florence, Alabama. Listen to the interview to hear more about the focus of the meeting and the success Schönox has had since the company entered the U.S. market three years ago.
October 30, 2015—Jay Smith, President of the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Floor Expo's annual meeting held this week in Tucson, Arizona. Listen to the interview to learn how this successful group of flooring contractors are doing and what they are doing to make their businesses even better.
October 29, 2015—Larry Barr, President and CEO with Floors Inc., and Kemp Harr discuss trends and challenges in the builder focused flooring market in Texas. Listen to the interview to learn more about Floors Inc. which is the 25th largest flooring dealer in the U.S.
October 28, 2015—Ed Woolley, a partner with Flooring Solutions, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth, market focus and challenges that this commercial flooring contractor is successfully managing. Listen to the interview to hear more about this Charlotte based business which has been a Starnet member for 4 years.
Leah Ledoux, Director of Strategic Accounts at Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss Leah's accomplishments in her first 6 months in this position. Listen to the interview to hear about how she is raising the visibility of Starnet in areas that will bring the organization more business.